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C. F. GARLAND.

KNOB SPINDLE FASTBNEB.

l No. 460,789. Patented Oct. 6, 1891.

WTA/555.55.- 67 2v 7Z/ @wap/M -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. GARLAND, OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO ALICE H.DAVIS, OF SAME PLACE.

KNOB-SPINDLE FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,789, dated October6, 1891. Application filed February 16, 1891. Serial No. 381,692. (Nomodel.)

T all whom, it may concern: j designates a curved slot-formed in the Beit known that I, CHARLES F. GARLAND, plate g, through which the notched.lug e of of Chelsea, in the county of Sutt'olk and State plate bextends and operates. of Massachusetts, have invented certain new kdesignatesalatch, which, as is represented o 5 and useful Improvementsin Locking Devices in Fig. l, is pivoted upon the plate g,. and so forKnob-Spindles, ot` Which the following is a arranged that it may engagethe notch il in specification. lug e of plate d or be disengagedtherefrom.

The invention relates to door-locks gener- It will now be understoodwithout further ally; and it is the object of the improvementsdescription that by lowering the latch k, so 55 1o made by me to providea simple, non-pickthat its free end may engage the notched lug able, andeliicient means connected with the e of plate d, the spindle b will besecurely door or door-lock whereby the knob-spindle locked againstrotation by the knob, so that may be locked against turning and sosecure the latch c may not be operated thereby, the latch againstoperation by the knob or and that by disengaging the latch k from the 6ox5 knob-spindle. notched lug the spindle ZJ may be turned to Referenceis to be had to the annexed draW- actuate the latch in common manner,itbeing ings and letters of reference marked thereon, understood that whenthe door-latch c is in forming a part of this specification, the sameits normal position the notched lug e of plate letters designating thesame parts or features, d will be in such position as to be engaged 65zo as the case may be, Wherever they occur. by the pivoted latch k.

Ot' the said drawings, Figure l is a perl-Iaving thus explained thenature of my spective View of a portion of a door provided invention anddescribed a Way of constructwith a lock having my improvements coningand using the same, though Without atnected therewith. Fig. 2 is avertical sectempting to describe all the forms in which it 7o tionalview. maybe made, I declare that what I claim is- In the drawings, adesignates a door, which The combination, with the knob-spindle, of maybe provided With a lock of any suitable the plate d, through which thesaid spindle character having a knob-spindle b for operpasses and byWhichitis adapted to be turned, ating the latch c. As represent-ed inFigs. l the said plate being provided with anotched 75 3o and 2, thespindle b, Where it passes through lug e, the dish-shaped rose orcovering plate l the lock, is squared and engages a square hole providedwith the curved slot j, through which formed in a plate d, which plateis arranged the said notched lug extends, and the pivot-ed upon theinner face of the door a, so that latch. 7c, adapted to be engaged withand diswhen the spindle b is turned it may turn the engaged from thesaid notched lug, as set 8o plate to the same extent. The plate l) ispro forth.

vided With an outwardly-projecting lug e, In testimony whereof I havesigned my having a notch f. name to this specification, in the presenceot' g designates a rose or covering plate protwo subscribing Witnesses,this 12th day of vided with peripheral lugs h, in Which holes February,A. D. 1891.

4o are formed to admit screwsz for securing the plate to the face of thedoor. The rose-plate CHARLES F. GARLAND. gis dish-shaped and is ofgreater diameter i than the plate d, so that it may be placedXVitnesses: over the latter plate and cover or hold it in ARTHUR IV.CRossLEY,

place, but not so as to interfere with its rota` A. D. HARRISON.

tion with the spindle ZJ.

